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The harsh youth of the Sun
One of the hottest topics in the 27th joint study of the International Astronomical Society (IAU) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil includes studying astronomical conditions sui…
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Nanoflares heat up the Sun's atmosphere
Sun physicists at NASA have confirmed that small and sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflare, make the temperature of thin and translucent gases in the Sun's…
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Discovering super-active galaxies in the early universe
Looking back at 11 billion years ago, astronomers for the first time measured the motion of stars of a distant galaxy and obtained a velocity of up to one million miles…
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The Sun cycle connects to the global climate
The maximum activity of the Sun and its results have an effect on the Earth like La Nina and El Nino in the tropical region of the Pacific.
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Discover the mystery related to sunspots
The sun is in the quietest state for a century or so, and the dark spots are scarcely in a way that has been confusing for over two years. Now, for the first time, solar…
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The probe Ulysses stopped working
After 18 years and 9 months of operation, it will end the mission on June 30, 2009.
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Sunspot: the latest simulation
For a long time, the principle of internal activity of sunspots on the sun has always been a mystery, but today we can use computers to simulate its activity and observe…
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The sun is 'stealing' the atmosphere
A recent study shows that part of the atmosphere of the planet is losing by the solar wind.
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The earth is farther away from the sun
Each year the distance between the sun and the earth increases by 15 cm. The momentum of the sun's decline may be the cause of this phenomenon.
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Clouds glow in the night
Astronomers in the northern hemisphere just took the first photos of glowing clouds at night last week.
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Campaign to search for extraterrestrial life (Part 1)
Things have changed since Secretary Kirk and Spock conducted a search for life and new civilizations.
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Campaign to search for extraterrestrial life (Part 2)
Things have changed since Secretary Kirk and Spock conducted a search for life and new civilizations.
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New forecast on the solar cycle: fewer black spots, but not necessarily less active
A group of experts have made predictions about the next cycle of the sun, suggesting that the 24th cycle will peak at May 2013 with the number of black spots below avera…
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Element larger than galaxy in the universe?
Each neutrino (the oldest molecule smaller than an atom) can contain a space larger than thousands of galaxies, according to new simulations.
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Photographing the spacecraft passing by the sun
Shocking photos reveal the Atlantis space shuttle and the Hubble telescope when both are hit by the sun.